Satellite imagery reviewed by the Institute for Science and International Security has revealed new activity at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear complex, according to its president and founder David Albright In a detailed post on X, Albright stated that “we at the Institute found new activity at one of the Isfahan tunnel entrances that occurred during the last few days.” He noted that vehicles were observed at the northernmost tunnel entrance, and that “access to the tunnel portal, which was previously blocked by backfilled dirt, has been gained within the last week.”
Albright added that while the central tunnel entrance also showed signs of movement in mid-July, including the presence of heavy machinery, “no significant progress appears to have been made towards establishing tunnel portal access as of the end of July.” Meanwhile, roadblocks leading to the southern tunnel entrance remain in place, and “no activity is visible there,” he wrote.
At the main Isfahan site, satellite images showed minimal activity. “Some roads have been cleared of debris but there is minimal vehicle presence,” Albright noted, adding that several routes around the damaged aboveground structures remain obstructed, with roadblocks still installed. Turning to the Fordow nuclear facility, Albright highlighted that new construction was visible. “The latest imagery of Fordow shows a new road being constructed towards the top of the lower hills on the east side of the Fordow site,” he said. The area lies away from the mountain containing the uranium enrichment plant but remains within the site’s outer security perimeter. (Read More)